# Africa's Talking Airtime

> Use this tool when you need to manage airtime transactions across multiple African countries, check account balances, or send airtime to phone numbers. It solves problems related to prepaid mobile services management, providing a seamless way to track transaction history and generate reports. The tool takes phone numbers and country codes as input and outputs transaction records and reports, making it ideal for AI assistants handling airtime-related tasks.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/nasoma-africastalking-airtime  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nasoma-africastalking-airtime

## Description

The Africa's Talking Airtime MCP Server enables AI assistants to manage airtime transactions through the Africa's Talking API. Built with Python 3.12, it provides tools for checking account balances, sending airtime to phone numbers across multiple African countries, tracking transaction history in a SQLite database, and generating reports on recent top-ups. The server handles proper phone number formatting based on country codes and maintains a transaction record for future reference. This implementation is particularly valuable for users who need to manage prepaid mobile services across Africa without leaving their AI conversation context.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.64
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** database
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/nasoma-africastalking-airtime)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/nasoma/africastalking-airtime-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "nasoma-africastalking-airtime"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nasoma-africastalking-airtime` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/nasoma-africastalking-airtime/pull`

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